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Masses – self-titled 7″
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Masses combine driving anarcho sounds and politically motivated themes reminiscent of bands such as The Mob, The Cravats, Blood and Roses and Vex. Dancy, gothic flavoured new wave was, and still is, a potentially dreary affair, however, Masses take their death-rock/post-punk/anarcho-punk influences and then explode in a truimphiant rush of tribal, rhythm-lead splendour. From the first flanged-out bass note, this is far, far better than it ought to be.